Most Popular Books by David Macaulay

David Macaulay''s troupe of curious mammoths lead you through the basics of physics, biology, and chemistry in this unconventional and highly original guide to science. From the interior of an atom to the solar system and beyond, the mammoths seek to understand the science! These intrepid science demonstrators will go to incredible lengths to educate and entertain. They wrestle with magnets to understand their powerful force, make mammoth models of different materials explore what gives them mass, and step into a X-ray machine to reveal the bones beneath their woolly exterior.

Introducing an off-beat maths workbook to help you develop core number skills and more by award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay. This interactive workbook, with mammoths as your guides, is a fun and light-hearted approach to improving maths skills for children aged 8-11. Macaulay''s endearing mammoths and elephant shrews will take you on a joyful journey through the basics of numbers, counting, calculating, measuring, shapes, data, puzzles, codes, and more! Each maths idea is explained, then reinforced with practice questions and fun activities. The answers are at the back, so you can check you''re getting things right. This fun maths workbook for children offers: - Fun-filled illustrations show MacaulayÕs mammoths exploring mathematical ideas Ð demonstrating key mathematical principles in unusual and amusing ways. - An action-packed alternative to dry, unappealing maths textbooks. - Supporting panels contain diagrams and extra information to aid understanding. - Different chapters which each focus on a different branch of maths. Do you struggle to engage with maths? Or are you a maths whizz who wants to learn more? Developed in conjunction with a maths teacher, the Mammoth Maths Workbook covers key areas of the curriculum for children aged 8-11, including fractions, decimal numbers, percentages, multiplication and division, measurement, geometry, patterns and sequences, ratio, and probability.

Text and drawings describe the subways, sewers, building foundations, telephone and power systems, columns, cables, pipes, tunnels, and other underground elements of a large modern city

Award-winning artist David Macaulay introduces readers to his hilarious new creations, Sloth and Sengi, in How Machines Work: Zoo Break! Get your cogs turning with these mega machines! This amazing, award-winning visual guide showcases the science and technology behind the most important machines ever invented. How Machines Work is a unique book full of inspiring illustrations by award-winning artist David Macaulay and packed with interactive elements, including press-out models, pop-ups, and pull-outs. Sloth and his sidekick Sengi are two furry friends on hand to guide you through the book and break down the basics. They’ll give you the lowdown on levers, pulleys, screws, inclined planes, wedges, and wheels on this intrepid adventure. You’ll find out how all different technologies work, from bicycles, cranes, and drills to diggers, hammers, and zips. Along the way, you’ll help Sloth and Sengi plot their daring escape from the zoo using only newfound scientific knowledge to make a machine designed for break outs and break aways. But will they succeed? Grab this essential guide, get your brain in gear, and get set for engineering greatness.

Offers an inside look at how a mosque was built in Turkey in the late 1600s, discussing building materials, construction, and functionality in terms of society.

Une ville bien conçue vaut mieux, pour la sécurité et la paix de l''Empire, que deux camps militaires... César savait qu''une Cité ne doit pas être seulement un centre commercial, politique et religieux, mais aussi et surtout un endroit où les gens ont envie de vivre. Les architectes des centaines de villes romaines fondées entre 300 av. J.-C. et 150 ap. J.-C. ont été guidés par cette idée. Comme eux, David Macaulay s''en est inspiré pour dessiner les plans de Verbonia et faire revivre l''effort des hommes et les techniques qui donnèrent, voici 2000 ans, naissance aux villes nouvelles des bâtisseurs romains.